All Fours (novel)

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All Fours
Author Miranda July
Publication date
2024

All Fours is a 2024 novel by Miranda July. [1] [2] The novel follows a 45-year-old perimenopausal woman who, after having an extramarital affair during a road trip, has a sexual awakening. [3] [4] [5] The narrator begins a sexually charged relationship with Davey, a married man, and then a sexual relationship with Audra, an ex lover of Davey's. She tells her husband and they decide to stay together and each have separate lovers. [6]

According to literary review aggregator website Book Marks, the critical consensus was "rave", formed by the majority of 21 critics' assessments in literary journals and mainstream magazines. [7]

The novel was shortlisted for the 2024 National Book Award. [8] It was listed as 2024 book of the year by Open Book (BBC Radio 4), The Observer , GQ , Grazia , I-D and Nylon magazine, among others. [9]

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